Photo Post #2

I feel like this has been my biggest week so far at Tulane, but I hate making you guys spend your time reading super long entries, so I'll bold the important words in case you just want to skim. Also, "a picture is worth a thousand words," so I'll post lots of pictures. That should eliminate the need for a lot of words to describe my week... Monday I was sick, so I stayed in all day. I missed out on "Monsoon Monday," the one day that we got so much rain that classes were cancelled. Tuesday I took my first trip to the Student Health Center. The staff there at the SHC was very helpful, and I conveniently charged my medicine to accounts receivable. Wednesday is my longest class day, so after going to classes and doing work, I had my first retreat team meeting to plan the Catholic Center's fall retreat. Thursday night I attended my second Homecoming event... I saw Sister Hazel perform on campus, right on Newcomb Quad! (See picture at left...) Friday was really exciting - parents started showing up for Parents' Weekend, and Voodoofest began! Some of my high school friends Jason, Sydney, Megan, and Missy drove in and Betsy and I went over to City Park with them to see some bands - Kings of Leon (see picture at left...) and Rage Against the Machine. They were AMAZING! Saturday was one of the busiest days I've had here; my parents drove in and took Liz and me to brunch. I then went to our Homecoming football game with some friends (see picture at left...). Check out our Homecoming King, Taylor -- he's a blogger too! We lost by one point, but it was still lots of fun. We came back to campus, changed, and went to dinner with my parents at Drago's. The food was so delicious, and I enjoyed spending time with my family and a few of my close friends. (See pictures at left...) After dinner, we changed for a Halloween costume party. It was really funny seeing all the different characters at The Boot after the party ended! Sunday I went back to Voodoofest for another awesome music-filled experience. Emily, Brooke, and I saw Plain White Ts, Gym Class Heroes, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Marc Broussard, and Paolo Nutini. I couldn't have asked for more perfect weather or a better experience. (See pictures at left...) Then my parents came with us to Mass on campus before driving back to Lafayette. After saying our goodbyes, I went with my friends to dinner at the Catholic Center, my Tulane Sunday tradition. When I came back to my room, I was sad to end my fabulous weekend with laundry, some "housekeeping," and lots of studying. After a few hours of studying, Liz and I rearranged our furniture... now it feels like a whole new room! I'll take pictures of it later once it's completely neat and tidy, so look forward to finally seeing my room! Now I absolutely have to study some more, because I have three tests tomorrow! Wish me luck, and I'll leave y'all with some links to check out... http://www.voodoomusicfest.com/2007/index.html http://kingsofleon.com/ http://www.ratm.com/ http://www.plainwhitets.com/ http://www.gymclassheroes.com/ http://www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com/news.php http://www.marcbroussard.com/ http://www.paolonutini.com/ Alright y'all have a good week and a fun/safe Halloween! As always, email me with questions or comments -- ahollier@tulane.edu Much love, Ash IN THE NEXT POST: New room, Halloween, TIDES guest, and more!